The Romanian national team lost a playoff match to the Montenegrin national team 12-9 on Sunday and failed to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Polo Championship.

Romania lost to Montenegro in the quarter-final play-off at the Polo WC

The score at halftime was 3-5, 4-1, 2-2, 3-1.

According to this result, on Tuesday, the tricolors will play for the final ranking on 9-12 places, and in the quarter-finals, Montenegro will meet with Spain.

The Tricolors finished in 3rd place in Group D after 8-15 against Hungary, 25-3 against Kazakhstan and 10-16 against Italy, so they played the 2nd placed team in Group C, ie . Montenegro. The two teams also faced each other at last year’s EC, with Montenegro winning 18-11.

The Italian national team defeated the USA representative on Sunday with a score of 13-12 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Doha, but most importantly – to the Olympic Games in Paris.

Romania had little chance of competing for the Olympic Games, but only if Italy missed the World Cup quarterfinals.

The semifinals of the WC in Doha will be held on February 15, and the medals will be held on February 17, News.ro reports.

The 2024 World Cup is very important in terms of bidding for four places at the Paris Olympics, for which France, Hungary, Greece, Japan, USA, South Africa, Spain and Australia have already qualified.

Romania qualified for the World Cup in Doha by reaching the quarter-finals at last month’s European Championships, where they finished in 8th place.

Romania returned to the World Cup after 11 years in 2013, finishing 13th.